Career
Bale, known as Robert Bale the Elder, is said to have been born in London. He practised as a lawyer, and was elected notary of the city of London, and subsequently a judge in the civil courts. He wrote a chronicle of the city of London, and collected the stray records of its usages, liberties, &c.
The following is a list of his writings according to John Bale
Londinensis Urbis Chronicon
Instrumenta Libertatum Londini
Gesta Regis Edwardi Tertii
Alphabetum Sanctorum Angliæ
De Præfectis et Consulibus Londini.